Caputi, Anthony
CAPUTI, Anthony
CAPUTI, Anthony. American, b. 1924. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Theatre, Novels. Career: Professor of English, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, since 1969 (Assistant Professor, 1960-63; Associate Professor, 1964-69). Publications: John Marston: Satirist, 1961; Loving Evie (novel), 1974; Buffo: The Genius of Vulgar Comedy, 1978; Storms and Son (novel), 1985; Pirandello and the Crisis of Modern Consciousness, 1988. EDITOR: Norton Anthology of Modern Drama, 1966; Masterworks of World Drama, 6 vols., 1968; Eight Modern Plays, 1991. Address: Dept. of English Literature, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.
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BORN: 1677, Londonderry, Ireland
DIED: 1707, London
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Poetry, drama
MAJOR WORKS:
Love and a Bottle (1698)…
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